West Ham United are believed to have seen their proposed club record signing of Celta Vigo forward Maxi Gomez fall through after the two clubs failed to agree on a payment structure.
In the same week that Marko Arnautovic finally sealed a move to China, it was reported that West Ham were on the brink of signing Gomez by preparing to trigger the Uruguayan's £45m buyout clause, scaring off Champions League qualifiers Valencia in the process.
The £45m deal would have smashed the Hammers' club record transfer, which currently stands at the £36m paid to Lazio for Brazilian winger Felipe Anderson last summer, and was billed as a big statement of intent ahead of the 2019/20 Premier League campaign.